Author summary
The success rate of the microsurgical procedure was much higher in the early treatment
group (99.25%) than in the delayed and late treatment groups (88% and 91.5% respectively).
The planning of the microvascular free-tissue transfer and the transfer itself were
much easier immediately after the injury, largely due to the absence of fibrosis.
Patients in the early treatment group had better outcomes with respect to number of
microsurgical procedure failures, postoperative infections, bone healing time and
average length of hospital stay.
